The legal protection of databases : a comparative analysis / Estelle Derclaye.
2008
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The legal protection of databases : a comparative analysis / Estelle Derclaye.
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Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, [2008]
Copyright
©2008
Description
1 online resource (xxviii, 362 pages)
Series
Elgaronline.
Formatted Contents Note
pt. 1. The protection of databases in the European Union
pt. 2. The United States
pt. 3. Proposal for an adequate database protection.
pt. 2. The United States
pt. 3. Proposal for an adequate database protection.
Summary
The protection of the investment made in collecting, verifying or presenting database contents is still not harmonised internationally. Some laws over-protect database contents, whilst others under-protect them. This book examines and compares several methods available for the protection of investment in database creation - namely, intellectual property, unfair competition, contract and technological protection measures - in order to find an adequate type and level of protection. To this effect, the author uses criteria based on a combination of the economics of information goods, the human rights to intellectual property and to information, and the public interest, proposing a model that can be adopted at international and national levels.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-329) and index.
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English
ISBN
9781847209986 e-book
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